We stayed in Beatty NV for the first half of the week and explored places close. We found a less traveled entry into Death Valley on the Nevada Side. The road dead ended at the Bullfrog mine about a half a mile in.
Just out side of Beatty is the 1903 ghost town of Rhyolite. This boom and bust gold mine town had a population of 10000 at is boom and the school was just finishing construction when the gold ran out and the population plummeted. The town lasted only a few years.
I keep getting attracted to the red barrel cactus.
Just above Rhyolite we adopted this little valley/canyon. Great place to hike and paint. We climbed to the top of the valley and into the next on a well worn burro trail.
Another beautiful sunset in Nevada just outside of Death Valley.
We stayed in Beatty NV for the first half of the week and explored places close. We found a less traveled entry into Death Valley on the Nevada Side. The road dead ended at the Bullfrog mine about a half a mile in. 
Just out side of Beatty is the 1903 ghost town of Rhyolite. This boom and bust gold mine town had a population of 10000 at is boom and the school was just finishing construction when the gold ran out and the population plummeted. The town lasted only a few years. 
I keep getting attracted to the red barrel cactus.
Just above Rhyolite we adopted this little valley/canyon. Great place to hike and paint. We climbed to the top of the valley and into the next on a well worn burro trail. 
Another beautiful sunset in Nevada just outside of Death Valley.
